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Daily Archives: December 12, 2016

Revamped Pakistan Chowk: ‘It’s rehabilitation, not restoration’

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“I have been working at a shop near the chowk for a while now but it was dilapidated and stray animals were often seen roaming around it. But now people will be able to rest for a while and enjoy the breeze here because this city rarely experiences chilly winds,” said an aging Abdul Hameed […]


Zeba Bakhtiar, Mahnoor Baloch and Amna Baber in new photo-shoot

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LAHORE: Zarqash’s latest collection, Bel Amour by Zarqash, has redefined royalty with absolute finesse. Its shoot images tell the tale of an eternal love; a journey that explores the essence of love with regality mixed into some gorgeous silhouettes. But even better than that, images feature three leading ladies of the Pakistani entertainment industry, each […]


Taliban threaten tribal journalists in leaflets distributed in South Waziristan

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Taliban militants have distributed pamphlets in parts of South Waziristan tribal region, issuing threats to media persons in the area. The distribution of pamphlets again highlights the dangers to the lives of the tribal journalists and the freedom of expression in South Waziristan, the birthplace of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). At least […]


Fafen finds mismatching response by government in parliamentary data

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Islamabad Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) has browsed through the parliamentary data on human rights taken up by the legislators on floor of the Senate and the National Assembly during past three and a half years and found out mismatching response by the government over it. The issue was highlighted in a statement issued […]